Affirming Diversity in College Admissions
Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
"...Austin can keep using race as part of its admissions process: That was the ruling of the U.S. Supreme..."
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July 1, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Top 10% Debate in Bottom Percentile
SB175 session in the Senate an unfortunate model for how legislation gets passed
"...While the big debate on the Top 10% university admissions rule took place on Tuesday, the final vote..."
March 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Law of the Land
The Present: Has Hopwood Changed the World?
"...first state in the country to have its race-based admissions policies at its higher education institutions legally banned by..."
Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Nicole Kleman
Point Austin: Justice Demands Affirmative Action
In UT admissions case, 'diversity' is important – but justice more so
"..."minorities" are now in fact the majority, the state university should have to defend at the U.S. Supreme Court..."
Aug. 17, 2012 News Column by Michael King
US Supremes Speak on UT, No Word on Voting Rights
Admissions policy goes back to court, but DOMA, section 5 still out
"...morning, the justices sent a case attacking UT's diversity admissions efforts back to the lower court. However, there is..."
June 24, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Naked City
Under fire from minorities, the school drops its
"legacy" admissions program
"...A&M President Robert Gates announced in December that the university would not consider race as a factor in admissions..."
Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Michael King
SCOTUS: Affirmative Action OK at UT
Justices rule 4-3 on using race in college admissions
"...University of Texas at Austin admissions officers can continue to..."
June 23, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker
SCOTUS Punts on Fisher vs. UT, Lifts Part of Voting Rights Act
Two major rulings from the Supreme Court
"...impact on Texas: one on affirmative action at the University of Texas, and another on the Voting Rights Act...."
June 28, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Scrap It or Cap It? What to Do With Texas' Top Ten Percent Law.
Some want to do away with the post-'Hopwood' admissions law, but UT officials and others say it works
"...hearing regarding the Top Ten Percent law governing Texas university admissions agreed that the law – which guarantees that..."
April 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
The Common Law
The flood of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions
"...University Admissions Affirmative Action Policies Limited. Colleges and universities are..."
July 7, 2023 Column by Luke Ellis
Page Two
Despite the Supreme Court's recent decision, affirmative action is alive and well -- for the dominating elite.
"...offered a tepid endorsement of race-based affirmative action in university admissions, is being condemned as a giant step backward...."
June 27, 2003 Column by Louis Black
Lifelong Student Fennec Finds a Home in House Music
The multi-credentialed producer who wrote an admissions essay on Girl Talk
"...musicians he started listening to during undergrad at Indiana University Bloomington – the dusty, psychedelic loops of Panda Bear..."
Jan. 13, 2023 Music Feature by Julian Towers
UT's Gaming Academy: Facts & Inferences
What is this post-baccalaureate program all about?
"...This past Monday the University of Texas sent out a press release announcing the..."
May 16, 2013 Screens Post by James Renovitch
UT's Cohen New Works Festival Brings Experimentation to the Stage
Campus hosts a weeklong celebration of working outside comfort zones
"...original student creations will debut in spaces across the University of Texas campus. Encouraged to push themselves and their..."
April 12, 2019 Arts Post by Alyssa Hiarker
Baked Cookies and Racism at UT
Young Conservatives get national headlines, local contempt
"...for Wednesday when they played pastry provocateurs to the University of Texas campus...."
Oct. 27, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker
UT Chancellor to President: Resign, Or I'll Fire You
War over UT leadership escalates into full blown bloodbath
"...war over Bill Powers' tenure as president of the University of Texas at Austin may be reaching a new..."
July 8, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker
LegeLines
Odds and ends from the Capitol
"...Senate voted 22-8 to place a 60% cap on university admissions under the top 10% rule. The bill, Senate..."
March 27, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff
Headlines
"...forbids the use of affirmative action ("racial preferences") in university admissions. In a dissent joined by Ruth Bader Ginsburg,..."
April 25, 2014 News Feature
Some Reforms Left Behind
Lege looks to account for school accountability
"...have to be tested against the new top 10% university admissions rules in SB 175. When senators passed that..."
April 3, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Headlines
"...the Senate side, lawmakers tackled the thorny top 10% university admissions rule. Both chambers are still talking about a..."
March 27, 2009 News Feature
Point Austin: Bernanke Speaks
The Fed chairman visits, and the news is very mixed
"...by taking a cheap shot at the Top 10% university admissions law – calling it the worst-conceived idea he'd..."
Dec. 5, 2008 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
The university makes a proposal to reintroduce affirmative action to admissions.
"...include race and ethnicity as factors for consideration in admissions. The proposal comes after a U.S. Supreme Court decision..."
Nov. 28, 2003 News Feature by Lee Nichols
Margin of Error
Some Texas high schools may be violating the "top 10%" law, which guarantees admission to UT and other Texas colleges and universities, by exaggerating the number of students in the top 10% of their graduating classes.
"...The director of under-graduate admissions at the University of Texas says a number of..."
April 21, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll
First Things First
Paradise by UT's Stadium Lights
"...old Aggie problem. But this legislative session, it's a University of Texas problem, one that's particularly galling to Austin's..."
May 2, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade
Cream of the Crop
Ten Percent Plan Takes True Grit
"...basement because only white people could attend UT, the university has now been put in the impossible position of..."
Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature by Audrey Duff
A Brief History of School Desegregation
"...v. Board of Regents, the Supreme Court orders the University of Oklahoma to admit an African-American law student because..."
June 10, 2005 News Feature
Home From Home
Austin opens arms to New Orleans 'guests,' longing to return
"...• University of Texas at Austin, 475-7387, www.bealonghorn.utexas.edu/katrina..."
Sept. 9, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith
Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Students at the University of Texas challenged UT President Larry Faulkner and members..."
Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature
In the Name of Ann Richards
AISD's School for Young Women Leaders is a district showcase – does its glittering reputation hide a darker side for teachers and students?
"...the AISD board of trustees requested a breakdown of admissions and exit numbers at Ann Richards, and the figures..."
Aug. 30, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Opening the Doors
As college access tightens, minority students and families, and educators, look for ways to help more students.
"...job it is to walk seniors through the college admissions and financial aid process, says money is out there..."
